An Innovative New Form of Aquaculture | Ohio Sea Grant Research

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Researchers Dr. Kevin Neves and Dr. Silvia Newell recently showed that a recirculating aquaponics system is more than capable of simultaneously raising Lake Erie yellow perch and crops like tomatoes and lettuce. Through what’s known as integrated multitrophic aquaculture, or IMTA, the system might be the key to the future of aquaculture in the Midwest.
(Clarification from Dr. Newell: While nitrate is a form of nitrogen that's "not harmful to anybody" at levels found in the study, it does actually become a danger to people at a concentration of 10 milligrams per liter.)

[@HYDROPONICS-INDOORS]

Awesome video, I've played with aquaponics about 10yrs ago and had great results back when I lived in Hawaii, but it was a very high maintenance system but non the less I was very proud of what I created! Now I live in Nevada. Unfortunately it would cost too much to heat the water in winter and chill the water in summer. so now I grow in my garage with a small DIY hydro system. I always a place in my heart for Aquaponics Aloha Dean

[@victorygarden556]

They should try Mississippi grass shrimp, they’re native to Ohio. If they can get the nauplii to live they will have a great trophic level benefit there. I do this with other animals and I’m trying to get those shrimp to work for me but I can’t get them past nauplii. There is a study “biological means of increasing productivity of ponds” very old, but the last chart on the report is fantastic. They did trophic level studies, very useful for bass pond and is applicable to this. Use complex structure, simple structure (jargon) for breeding and living space, and then as a hunting tool for higher trophic levels, respectively.

[@QuentinQuark]

Would have liked to see the crayfish.

[@neilgrieve6629]

Great to see this. But the method is not new? As it has been implemented for decades in some countries

[@jonisolis9645]

🌿🌱🪴🐋🐬🐟 Wonderful news. I hope you make more videos showing how all this works. Growing food using nature - makes things better.